monotrichate

mo·not·ri·chate

[muh-no-tri-kit]
adjective
(of bacteria) having a single flagellum at one pole.
Also, mo·not·ri·chous, mon·o·trich·ic [mon-uh-trik-ik] .


Origin:
mono- + trichate; see trich-, -ate1

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